Re: [Ocaml-lib-devel] Re: Unzip module

[Nicolas C. <war...@fr...>]

> >>:) Well, I didn't suggest it because I think it's the end-all to data
> >>storage. I suggested it because it's
> >>useful. Python has a CDB module. OCaml normally ships with a DBM module,
> >>AFAIK. What's wrong
> >>with a little variety?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Well... I guess Java standard library designers where thinking the same
as
> >you :) Look at the results...
> >
> >NC
> >
> >
> >
> I don't understand why you'll include an unzip module, but not a cdb
module.
> Thanks anyway.

Well the deflate algorithm implemented by the unzip module is widely used in
a lot of data formats and have become a standard. I have no knowledge about
CDB, but it doesn't sound so "widely used" that it becomes a de factor
standard (qmail use it, what else ?). I don't say it's not convenient or
useful, I just say that we only put in ExtLib widely usable modules.

Nicolas Cannasse